You can get up to £500 as a grant if you attend at least 80% of your classes and maintain good academic progress:

• Unless in exceptional circumstances, requests for IT equipment and study aids are limited to £250 or 50% of the cost, whichever is lower.

For applications due to unforeseen financial hardship, the maximum grant available is £250.

• If you qualify and can demonstrate your need for assistance, you can apply.
• Students studying for either a FdSc or a BSc from Kingston University at Merrist Wood University Center can apply for a grant from the HE Study Support Fund. This grant helps cover the financial costs of meeting the professional development requirement in their course.

To apply, use the online form provided and email evidence, such as receipts or purchase confirmations for items over £100, to [email protected].  We’ll assess applications based on your individual needs that might be affecting your attendance or participation in your studies. Keep in mind that receiving assistance might impact your benefit payments. However, we can provide a letter for your Job Centre Plus or Housing Benefit office to explain how the award may affect your benefits.  Applying does not guarantee an award because funds are limited.

The HE Maintenance Bursary offers a grant of up to £1000 paid in two instalments (55% at the beginning of the academic year with the balance of 45% paid in April) subject to your satisfactory attendance and academic progress. Application is not a guarantee of award as a limited number of awards are available.

• Home student
• UK resident
• Receiving full SFE maintenance loan
• Household income £25,000 or less
• Studying on a FdSc/BSc awarded by Kingston University, or a FdSc/BSc awarded by Middlesex University

To apply, use the online form and provide evidence that you meet the criteria. You can apply each year. If Activate Learning is your UCAS firm choice, you can apply from September 2024.  Applying does not guarantee an award because funds are limited.

To help ease some of these financial challenges Activate Learning offers unpaid young carers an annual bursary of up to £500.

• You must be a Carer, defined as someone who provides care for a family member, partner, or friend with a physical or sensory disability, learning disability, medical condition, mental health issues, or addiction to drugs, alcohol, or gambling. These responsibilities are extra to the typical caring duties that a parent has for a dependent child.
• You must be in receipt of a maintenance grant
• You must be under 25 at the start of your course

Please note: If you are paid for your caregiving role or receive Carers Allowance, unfortunately, you are not eligible for this bursary.

To apply, use the online form and provide evidence from a professional person, who is aware of the family’s situation and your caring responsibility to [email protected].  You can apply for both the HE Maintenance Bursary and the HE Care Leaver Bursary.  Applying does not guarantee an award because funds are limited.

The HE Care Leaver Bursary is a grant of £1000 paid in one instalment in October to eligible students.

• You must be a Care Experienced or Estranged student:
  • In care after age 14 for at least 3 months
• You must be in a full-time undergraduate course
• You must be a home student
• You must be under 25 at the start of your course

To apply, use the online form and provide evidence that you meet the criteria. You can apply for both the HE Maintenance Bursary and the HE Care Leaver Bursary. Applying does not guarantee an award because funds are limited.